Trinity said:
Matthew 5:17 'Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete the law.
There was no confusion, Jesus told them just what was going on.
Jesus started the confusion himself.
First he said this to the High Priests.
Matthew..
15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Then he said this when the disciples asked him what he meant....
Matthew...
15:16-19
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, and blasphemies.
There are other books that mention the old laws being abolished.
Jesus isnt exactly clear on this one and I believe thats the source of confusion about it with most Christians.
I do not want to get into a debate about it here; there is a thread in Biblical Debates titled Leviticus that delves into it already.
Its irrelevant anyway because I`m talking about the beliefs and rights of these Heretics.
They didnt subscribe to the Biblical texts as the orthodox did and you are defending the Church with the same texts the Church used to persecute these people.
Its kind of ironic really.
My point is ..these Christians didnt fall into line with the Orthodox Church , the Orthodox Church persecuted them brutally for it.
This is simply not true. The Vatican was not yet the center of the Church... it was in France when this happened.
It is true.
This Crusade against the Albigenses was ordered by Innocent III in 1209.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08013a.htm
It was one of many over the centuries.
This was the Catholic Church.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08013a.htm